Indiana’s complicated educational governance structure has been a source of frustration for years. There is no shortage of ideas and hot takes about how to fix it, but a local state representative has a creative new idea on how to fix the state’s board of education: Get rid of it. Indiana House of Representatives Democrat…
Emma Donnan Middle School, Howe High School, and Manual High School were taken over by the state in 2011 for being failing schools for several years. The state chose Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) to turn the schools around. Unfortunately, all of the schools did not improve. School State Grade 2017 State Grade 2018 Federal Grade…
It’s officially 2019. School is back in session, and now is the time to start setting new goals. New Year’s resolutions have become cliché, but the start of the year is actually a good time to make positive change. This is particularly the case in education where the end of winter-break offers educators a de-facto…
The turn of the new calendar year brings a chance for a fresh start. Do you remember the great ideas you had in August? Seems like a long time ago, but now you have a chance to continue your work. As a principal, your students should be your top priority. That is where your focus…
I appreciate the transparency of my fellow Indy K12 writer David McGuire. He is the principal of Tindley Summit, and he recently shared that he used to believe their previous hair policy was right. Up until this school year, at Tindley schools, boys had to keep their hair a certain length which eliminated hairstyles such…
Have you ever wanted to do something that mattered? Have you ever wanted to make a difference truly? Have you ever thought that you could do something that takes everything out of you, but you want to continue to do it? If these are questions that you have asked yourself, then you should teach. Teachers…
It took thirty seconds of watching the video of Buena Regional High School Wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut before his wrestling match for me to have my entire perspective changed. Like most people who watched the video, I had various emotions. The first was confusion as to why he was getting his hair…
Another year in education is almost in the books, but we would like to look back at our most viewed and shared content during 2018. We decided to go with a top 12 list instead of a top 10 because two of our most viewed articles this year were written in 2017. We appreciate your…
As 2018 comes to a close, I have been thinking about what I want to see happen in education next year. Below is my 2019 education wish list. High academic standards Parents, like myself, would like to know that our goal for our children is for them to be proficient math and reading. That standard…
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded discipline guidance issued under the Obama administration that was meant to curb discrimination. This guidance was meant to decrease and address the disproportionate rates of discipline between black students and their white classmates. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Education released data showing Indiana as one of eleven states…